GAME DAY: Hurricanes Look for Win in Final Game of Trip in Brandon
Brandon, MB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes will play the final game of a three-game East Division road trip tonight at 6:00pm as they face the Brandon Wheat Kings at Assiniboine Credit Union Place.
The Hurricanes (3-10-0-1) enter on a two-game losing streak after falling 4-2 in Moose Jaw to the Warriors on Friday at Temple Gardens Centre. Logan Wormald scored in his 250th career game while Gavin Lesiuk added the other goal; Koen Cleaver made 28-saves in the defeat. Lethbridge has posted a 2-5-0-0 record on the road this season while having gone 0-3-0-0 against East Division opponents.
The Wheat Kings (2-6-1-0) enter after suffering a 6-4 loss last Saturday in Regina to the Pats at the Brandt Centre. Carter Klippenstein, Joby Baumuller, Caleb Hadland and Chase Surkan scored in the defeat while Filip Ruzicka made 32-saves. Brandon enters having posted a 2-4-1-0 record on home ice this season.
Tonight will be the first of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Wheat Kings; Lethbridge posted a 3-0-0-1 record against Brandon during the 2024-2025 regular season before eliminating the Wheaties in five games in the first-round of the 2025 WHL Playoffs. The game can be streamed on Victory+, watched at Browns Socialhouse in Lethbridge or heard on 106.7 ROCK.
DOWNLOAD MEDIA KIT: 2025-10-25 – LET at BRD
VS. WHEAT KINGS: Tonight will be the first of four meetings on the season between the Hurricanes and Wheat Kings. Last year, Lethbridge posted a 3-0-0-1 record against Brandon before eliminating the Wheat Kings in five games in the first-round of the 2025 WHL Playoffs. The Hurricanes have posted a 78-85-4-2 record with 10 ties all-time against the Wheat Kings in the regular season.
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 25th/2025 – at Brandon
November 7th/2025 – at Lethbridge
December 10th/2025 – at Brandon
January 21st/2026 – at Lethbridge
2024-2025 REGULAR SEASON SERIES:
October 12th/2024 – at Lethbridge (4-3 LET)
November 11th/2024 – at Brandon (3-0 LET)
February 28th/2025 – at Brandon (4-3 SO BRD)
March 7th/2025 – at Lethbridge (3-1 LET)
2025-2026 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS:
Goals (8) – Shane Smith, Luke Cozens
Assists (10) – Logan Wormald
Points (17) – Shane Smith, Luke Cozens
PIMS (29) – Shane Smith
Plus/Minus (+2) – Logan Wormald
Wins (2) – Koen Cleaver
Shutouts (1) – Koen Cleaver
Save % (.877) – Koen Cleaver
Goals Against Average (4.12) – Koen Cleaver
WHO’S HOT (Dating Back to Last Season):
– Tyden Lafournaise has points in 3 straight games (1g-2a); 4 of 6 games (2g-2a)
– Logan Wormald has points in 4 of 5 games (2g-6a); 8 of 10 games (5g-9a); 16 of 21 games (8g-21a)
– Luke Cozens has points in 3 of 4 games (5g-1a); 5 of 8 games (5g-4a); 10 of 14 games (8g-9a)
– Matteo Fabrizi has points in 2 of 3 games (2a); 3 of 5 games (3a)
– Easton Daneault has points in 2 of 3 games (3a)
– Shane Smith has points in 3 of 5 games (4g-2a); 5 of 8 games (4g-6a); 10 of 14 games (8g-9a)
– Nathan Maloney has points in 2 of 5 games (2a); 4 of 9 games (1g-3a)
– Mykolas Skadauskas has points in 2 of 4 games (2a)
REGULAR SEASON MILESTONE WATCH:
– Carsen Adair is 19 games away from 100 career games
– Brayden Smith is 37 games away from 100 career games
– Shane Smith is 33 games away from 250 career games
– Shane Smith is 18 points away from 150 career points
– Logan Wormald is 9 goals away from 100 career goals
– Logan Wormald is 24 points away from 250 career points
– Matteo Fabrizi is 10 games away from 250 career games
– Matteo Fabrizi is 5 points away from 50 career points
– Jack Toogood is 28 games away from 100 career games
– Koen Cleaver is 14 games away from 50 career games
NEWS & NOTES:
Thru 14: The Hurricanes enter tonight with a 3-10-0-1 record (7 points) on the season after 14 games. The ‘Canes are 1-5-0-1 at home and 2-5-0-0 on the road. In 2024-2025, Lethbridge had posted an 8-5-1-0 record after 13 games. The ‘Canes have posted a 2-7-0-1 record in the month of October.
Top-20 Worm: Logan Wormald suited up in 250th WHL game on October 24th in Moose Jaw. He enters tonight having collected 16 points (6g-10a) along with eight penalty minutes in 14 games. He sits 18th all-time in Hurricanes point scoring with 226 career points (91g-135a) in 250 games. Wormald enters 11 points shy of Brad Rubachuk for 17th all-time in points. He sits tied for 18th all-time in goals (91) with Travis Brigley (91) for 18th all-time while sitting 19th all-time in games played sitting two games shy of Mark Smith and Calen Addison (252) for 18th all-time in games played.
B-Smit: On October 17th, the Hurricanes acquired 2007-born defenceman Brayden Smith from the Regina Pats in exchange for a fifth-and-eighth round draft picks. The Saskatoon, SK, product appeared in 61 career games with the Pats amassing nine points (2g-7a) with 30 penalty minutes. Brayden made his ‘Canes debut on October 22nd in Regina against his former team.
On The List: The NHL Central Scouting listed two Hurricanes on their Preliminary Players to Watch List as both Koen Cleaver and Gavin Lesiuk earned a ‘W’ ranking as a potential sixth-or-seventh round draft pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft. Additionally, ‘Canes prospects Dayne Beuker and Logan Stuart were ranked as ‘B’ Skaters while Filip Novak was listed as a ‘C’ Skater. A total of 89 WHL players were listed.
East Leaders: Shane Smith and Luke Cozens enter tonight tied for the Hurricanes lead in both goals (8) and points (17) in 13 games this season. The duo enters sitting tied for first in the Eastern Conference scoring while sitting tied for fourth among all WHL skaters. Both Smith and Cozens rank tied for second in the Eastern Conference in goals sitting three back of Moose Jaw Warriors forward Lynden Lakovic.
Canada Calling: Hockey Canada has announced that Hurricanes goaltender Leif Oaten will represent Canada Red at the upcoming 2025 Under-17 World Challenge. He becomes the first Hurricanes player to attend the U17 tournament since 2023 when Koen Cleaver and Will Sharpe appeared for Canada White. The tournament will take place in Truro, Nova Scotia from October 31 until November 8.
